US funding freeze upends global aid, brings Syrian civil society to a standstill
As the Trump administration slashes foreign aid, Syrian civil society is left reeling at a time when it is most needed.
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02, 2025
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03, 2024
Killed, displaced, exiled: Syria’s women’s movement 13 years after revolution
As Syrians mark the 13th anniversary of the March 2011 uprising, activists reflect on the state of the women’s movement after more than a decade of revolution and war. In the face of conflict, displacement and persecution, what remains of it today?
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02, 2024
Renewed talk of US withdrawal rattles Syrians in the northeast
Residents of SDF-controlled northeastern Syria say the US military presence there brings a sense of relative stability, one that any withdrawal—as Washington was recently reported to be considering—would shatter.
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02, 2024
With little support, thousands of Syrians homeless one year after earthquake
One year after the February 6 earthquake, tens of thousands of Syrian survivors are still homeless, without enough support to repair and rebuild their homes. Aid workers stress the importance of early recovery to facilitate returns and provide livelihoods.
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02, 2023
‘The real response’: Earthquake highlights role of Syrian-led relief organizations amid UN paralysis
The slow international response to the crisis in northwestern Syria after the February 6 earthquake highlights the central role of aid workers in both Turkey and Syria, whose staff raced to respond while being themselves impacted.
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07, 2022
Blackmail, threats, bullying, harassment: Women working in the public sphere targeted in northern Syria
Women working in the public sphere in northwestern Syria face blackmail, threats and harassment, leading some to limit or abandon their activities as a result.
